Jigsaw puzzle



Feb. 18, 1946. a. E. BARNES 2,395,312

'JIe-sAw PUZZLE Filed Jan. 5, 1943 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.

CHARL. ES 5 EAR/was.

Feb. 19, 1946. c E. BARNES 2,395,312

' JIG-SAW PUZZLE Filed Jan. 5, 1945 2 sheets-sheet 2 Z ZIGS.

INVENTOR. CHARL ES 45'. 514 2/1/53.

ATTORNEYS.

Patented Feb. 19, 1946 i T o p 9 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE" 7 Charles E. Barnes, New York, N. Y. 7 1 Application January 5, 1943, Serial No. 471,329

2 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in jigsaw'puzzles, and has for its principal object, the provision of a plurality of sectional parts which when properly arranged in interfitting relation, form a primary pictorial representation, and in which predetermined sectional parts thereof may be removed therefrom, and reassembled into interfitting relation to form a secondary pictorial representation whose subject is remotely difierent than the subject of the primary pictorial representation.

Another feature of the invention is to provide a jig-saw puzzle in which two separate pictorial subjects may be formed from a predetermined number of puzzle parts without reversing the faces of the parts.

A further feature of the invention resides in a jig-saw puzzle consisting of a set of sectional parts in which a primary pictorial representation may be formed by the use of all the parts, and a secondary different pictorial representation formed by rearrangements of predetermined of the sectional parts, thus providing two puzzles in one without additional cost of manufacture.

A still further object is to impart added interest into a jig-saw puzzle by forming two separate puzzles from one set of puzzle parts, namely, a primary puzzle and a secondary puzzle, wherein the pictorial subject of the secondary puzzle may have some significance to the pictorial subject of the primary puzzle, such as for instance, the pictorial subject of the secondary puzzle may be the answer to a question pictorial subject of the solved primary puzzle.

Other novel features of the invention will become apparent as the following specification is read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a top plan view of the primary puzzle completely assembled.

Figure 2 is a collective plan view of the predetermined sectional parts of the primary puzzle which when reassembled from a secondary puzzle, the said parts being in scattered arrangement.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the secondary puzzle properly assembled.

Figure 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view through one of the sectional puzzle parts.

Figure 5 is a top plan view of a cut-out jigsaw puzzle in which predetermined sectional parts of a picture may be cut out and fitted together to form an entirely different pictorial subject.

Referring to the drawings by reference characters, and at present to Figure l, the letter A designates a primary jig-saw picture puzzle composed of a set number of edge to edge interfitting puzzle parts, those parts designated I, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, I, 8, 9, l0, and II being key parts which may be removed and reassembled into edge to edge interfitting relation to form a secondary picture puzzle designated by the letter B in Figure 3. Due to the fact that only the predetermined parts designated l to H inclusive, are employed for forming the secondary puzzle B, the said puzzle B is of a smaller size than that of the picture puzzle A.

The pictorial subject matter of puzzle A is 11- lustrated as an airplane afire in flight and the mesh-like cross hatching of the parts indicate the color black. However, in practice, the pictorial subject may be in various colors to lend. added attractiveness to the picture and make the solving of the puzzle more difficult.

In Figure 4 of the drawings, there is shown a cross section through one of the puzzle parts which may consist of a flat body l2 of irregular outline in plan. The body [2 may be made of cardboard, paper, wood, or other material capable of being out into irregular shapes. The picture indicia may be applied to the upper face of the body l2 by pasting a lithograph paper sheet l3 thereon, or by impressing the picture directly upon the upper face of the body prior to cutting of the material into fragmentary sections having complementary interfitting or abutting edges.

In preparing a primary subject picture, the same must contain fragmentary pictorial matter which not only blends in with the other matter forming the primary picture, but which when out out along irregular lines, such fragmentary pictorial matter may by rearrangement serve as the fragmentary portions of a secondary picture such as shown in the secondary picture puzzle B, which in this instance constitutes a caricature of Uncle Sam.

The key puzzle parts designated l to H inclusive are illustrated in haphazard arrangement in Figure 2 and whereas they are present in an orderly manner in Figure 1 and cooperate with those other separable puzzle parts M to form the picture puzzle A of the airplane afire in flight," they may by skillful rearrangement be placed together in complementary edge to edge relation to form the picture of "Uncle Sam shown in the secondary puzzle picture B,

stitutes a means of visual identification.

Whereas the pictorial subjects formed by the solving of the picture puzzles A and B and illustrated as an air plane and a caricature of Uncle Sam may have no related significance, it will be understood that pictorial subject matters may be chosen which have a close relationship. The subject matter of puzzle A may be indicative of a question, which question may be answered by the picture formed upon the solving of puzzle B. Other novel puzzle pictures A and B having related subject significance may be substituted for those shown herein.

In Figure 5 of the drawings a modified adaptation of the invention is illustrated in which a picture similar to that formed :by solving puzzle A may be printed directly upon one face of a sheet of paper IS. The reverse side of the sheet bears predetermined lines of cut or perforations I], the shapes of which correspond to the outlines of the edges of the parts i to II inclusive, and in this instance they are designated, la, 2a, 3a, 4a, 5a, 6a, 1a, 8a, 9a, Ma, and Ila, When the :sheet is cut with scissors upon the lines of cut I1, or broken apart if the lines are perforations, separate puzzle parts will be formed from a portion of the primary picture. By reversing the faces of the puzzle parts to bring the printed sides face up, and arranging them in orderly complementary edge to edge relation, a picture similar to that shown in Figure 2 may be formed. This paper cut-out adaptation will be found suitable for syndicated newspaper puzzles, the subject of the secondary picture produced by the proper arrangement of the parts la to Ila inclusive, may be significantly related to the subject of the primary picture printed on the sheet l6.

While I have shown and described what I consider to be the preferred embodiments of my invention, I wish it to be understood that such changes in shapes and pictorial subjects may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention as .set forth .in the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. A dual jig-saw picture puzzle comprising a set of flat puzzle pieces of irregular complementary shapes, fragmentary pictorial indicia provided on the upper faces only of the puzzle pieces to optionally form a primary picture or a secondary picture, said puzzle pieces cooperating when all of the puzzle pieces are arranged in complementary edge to edge relation to form a primary subject picture, particular puzzle pieces "of said set of puzzle pieces when separated from the set being rearrangeable into complementary edge to edge relation to cause the parts of the pictorial indicia thereon to cooperate and produce the secondary picture of a subject distinctively different from the primary picture.

'2. A dual jig-saw picture puzzle comprising a set of interfitting fiat puzzle pieces having tragmentary pictorial indicia on the upper faces thereof to optionally form a primary picture or a secondary picture, all of said puzzle pieces when combined forming the primary picture, and certain puzzle pieces, less in number than the full set, when combined forming the secondary picture.

CHARLES E. BARNES. 

